A/N : So I know I said that I was going to be a few weeks before I got another chapter up, but this story is an excellent form of procrastination. Oh, and before I forget, to Emily, I didn't just throw that in for kicks, there was a reason.
This chapter is named after Your Love by Tegan and Sara. Do you know how hard it is to find a song that gives the chapter the proper mood and applies to all the main characters who are all feeling different things? Well it's difficult. Especially when you get it in your head that the title should have the word love in it 'cause it is Valentines Day. Like I said, procrastination is key.
And I apologize to all the Meredith and Derek fans but Derek and Addison are annoyingly content with life in this chapter, but not so much in the next one.
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February
Valentine's Day
Addison
6:05am
"No." Addison whined, stretching across the mattress basking in the warm bedding. "I don't want to go to work."
"I hardly believe that," Derek laughed crossing the room to the nightstand to get his watch.
"I don't, I just want to stay in bed all day," Suddenly she propped herself up on her elbow, "What do you say Derek." I dare you to resist me.
"Tempting," Derek grinned, bending down to kiss her.
Addison grinned back, pulling husband closer, thinking she had won as his arms wrapped around her waist. Weak, weak man. Suddenly she was lifted from the bed and placed on the floor in one swift movement.
"But we still have to go to work," Derek teased, kissed her on the forehead, and left her leaning against the wall, pouting.
"Derek," she said as she followed him into the bathroom, "I don't think you understand what I am suggesting," And I don't give up that easily, she raised an eyebrow as she boosted herself on to the counter in front of him.
"Addie I understand perfectly what you are suggesting," Derek continued to play with his hair, no matter what he did it wouldn't lay flat, "If you don't hurry up and get dressed we are going to be late."
You know I am going to win this one, it's only a matter of time Derek,"So let's be late," Addison toyed with his belt, "They won't miss us," She pulled him closer and kissed him, "Come on," Resistance is futile, she bit her bottom lip slightly and leaned in to whisper in his ear, "You know I'll just keep coming after you... all... day... long." She kissed him lightly under his ear, "In the on-call room," she kissed his neck, "In the scrub room," his collar bone, "In the elevator," his chin, "In the gallery," lips, "Everywhere."
They were late. Very late.
7:42am
"Have you seen Dr. Shepherd yet? I need her to sign off on some charts so I can leave." Izzie said to Dr. Bailey.
"No I haven't seen her." Bailey did a double take, "What do you mean 'yet'? She's not here?"
"I told you not to let them work today," Richard chuckled.
"They volunteered," Bailey exclaimed, "Where the hell are they?"
"They'll show up." Richard continued, "Eventually."
"Dr. Shepherd," Izzie sighed with relief, as she saw both Doctor Shepherds walking quickly towards them, slightly flushed, "I need you to sign this."
"Nice of you to join us," Richard chuckled.
"Car wouldn't start," Derek said easily, "I thought you where taking the day off."
"I am." Richard smiled as he walked, "I just thought I would come in and fill in for you two, that car of yours has a tendency to not start on Valentines Day."
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Meredith
10:17am
"So I was thinking." Tyler began leaning back against his car with his phone, "That since we both have today off we could hangout."
Interesting... "You do know what today is right?" Meredith sat at the kitchen table in her sweatpants and a hugely baggy t-shirt, she glanced around to insure she was alone, then dipped her toast directly into the jam jar.
"Yes, I know what today is. Do you have a hot date?"
Meredith laughed and crammed the rest of the toast in her mouth. "No."
"Do you have to eat while we are on the phone, seriously, it's disgusting."
"Sorry," Meredith mumbled, her mouth still full, You know you are to close when you can talk with your mouth full and not care, "What did you have in mind."
"Well first of all you could let me in. It's freezing out here."
Shit! "Your here?"Meredith jumped up from the table and went to the front door.
"If waited for you to drag your ass out of the house 'Meredith and Tyler Day' would never happen." Tyler replied as she opened the door, "Nice hair."
"I just got up," Meredith attempted to smooth her tangled hair down, 'Meredith and Tyler Day'? Ok..."Before we do anything I have to shower."
"Don't bother," Tyler called after her as she headed upstairs, "Just get dressed."
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Derek
11:59
Derek and Addison stood in the stairwell. She stood on one side of the railing, he stood on the other. Only one part of their bodies were close enough to make contact.
He was kissing her gently, their lips just barely touching.
"I could do this all day," she sighed between soft, sensual, lingering kisses, their lips hardly making contact.
"I forgot how fun just kissing you was," he said brushing his lips against hers again.
They kissed like this for a few minutes, their lips never touching for more then a few seconds.
"We should stop," Addison sighed, unwilling to pull away.
Say it like you mean it and I'll consider it, "Why?" Derek asked kissing her a little harder.
"Because we are at work."
"No one cares." Whose idea was it to put a railing here?
"That's a lie," she sighed as Derek moved around the railing, pressing his chest against her back and wrapping his arms around her waist, he kissed her softly on her neck.
"I don't care," he murmured against her skin.
Addison twisted in his arms so she was facing him, "I do." she said as Derek pressed his lips to hers, effectively silencing her for almost a minute.
"Derek, someone is going to walk in." Addison said finally finding the strength to stop kissing him.
"You never cared before," Derek teased her, tightening his arms around her waist, "And after you listed all the places in the hospital you were going to ravish me in..."
"One, before people were used to seeing us together, and they didn't hate me out of loyalty. And two, all the places I suggested had doors that locked.
Point and match,"So let's find a door that locks," Derek suggested kissing her again.
"Derek," she groaned, but he ignored her protests and deepened the kiss.
Beep! Beep! Beep!
"Damn," Derek muttered, looking down at his wife's pager. I hate this hospital right now.
"Sorry, I'll make it up to you though." Addison promised with a grin, " Just find a locking door."
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Meredith
12:26pm
"Where are we?" 'Cause we seem to be in the middle of a big empty field.
"Here, put this on," Tyler handed her a white jumpsuit.
"What are we doing?" 'Cause we seem to be in the middle of a big empty field.
"Paint ball." Tyler grinned and handed her a gun, "There is absolutely no better way to get rid of your pent up sexual aggression on Valentines Day then by shooting things."
"Pent up sexual aggression?" Meredith raised her eyebrow, Should I tell him? I haven't even told Cristina..."Speak for yourself."
"Oh!" Tyler exclaimed, "You've been holding out on me."
"Maybe," Meredith responded slyly has she headed out into the field.
"So..."
"I've just being seeing this guy..." And that's all I am telling you.
"And..."
"And I don't want to say anything else." Meredith explained, "He is a rebound. It's not going anywhere."
"So why aren't you spending Valentines Day with him?"
'Cause he is boring as hell, but cute, Meredith chuckled, "I said I was working. Besides, I would rather hang out with you," she teased.
"Be still my beating heart," Tyler responded with sarcasm, "Does Mr. Rebound have a name?"
"Yes."
"Are you going to tell me?"
"No."
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Derek
2:13
Derek watched his wife perform surgery. They always observed the other if they had a chance. They had picked up enough about each others specialties that they sometime it seemed that they were operating together. She glanced up and locked eyes with him. She wanted a second opinion. He took a closer look at the screen and gave a barely perceptible nod.
He sat back and watched her. He was having a confusing day. He had them sometimes. A lot lately. He couldn't help but wonder at how so much had changed in the last month and a half. Sometimes he found himself forgetting everything that had happened before. Except for Meredith. He didn't think that he would ever forget her. But, he found himself looking at her differently now. He could safely say that she was one of his best friends. He was not sure how Addison, or Meredith, would feel about that, but it was true. He still felt connected to her. But at some point, and he wasn't sure exactly when it was, he had decided just to walk away from the past and start fresh. He wanted a relationship with both of them, but he was becoming more and more certain that the one he wanted to be with was Addison.
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Meredith
2:47
"What are you doing?" Izzie walked into the kitchen to see Meredith trying balance a huge bowl of popcorn and a ton of candy on top of an enormous pizza box.
"Next up on 'Meredith and Tyler Day' is to watch anti-love movies, and that requires a huge amount of food." Most of which will be consumed by me!
"'Meredith and Tyler Day'?"Izzie raised her eyebrow, "Wouldn't that mean that Tyler should be here?"
"He is upstairs." Meredith attempted again to pick up the food again, "He just got out of the shower."
Izzie eyebrow shot up again as she look in Meredith wet hair, "You guys shower together now?" she teased.
I knew she would take that wrong, "I showered first." Meredith replied, rolling her eyes, "And just for that, you can help me carry this upstairs before you run off to celebrate the sham which is love."
5:03pm
"See this is exactly how I feel." Meredith complained as Tyler got up to turn off the movie, "Sometimes the only way to deal with men is to drive of a cliff."
"I think that it was the life time in prison and the high speed police chase that really motivated them." Tyler collapsed back down on the bed and took another piece of cold pizza.
"It's was the men. The entire movie it was men that caused their problems. Men ruin everything."
"Thanks."
"I didn't mean you. You don't count."
"What does that mean?"
"It means your different."
"How?"
I couldn't even begin to explain it, "I don't know." Meredith laughed and threw a pillow at him, "You just are."
Tyler threw the pillow back, "We should build a fort."
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Addison
7:03pm
"Thank you for coming in." Addison said to Izzie as the stood in the locker room, Izzie changing into scrubs and Addison at the mirror pinning her hair up, "I know you had the afternoon off."
"No problem, I was just..." Izzie glanced at Addison and tried to suppress a giggle, "... I was just hanging out with George."
"Is something wrong Dr. Steeven's?" Addison asked, noticing Izzie's smile.
"No," Izzie said quickly, "It's just you have... on your neck."
What? Addison turned her head, then turned red in horror as she noticed the purplish bruise on the base of her neck, "Oh my God," she closed her eyes and shook her head in disbelief, "This is humiliating." Has anyone else noticed? Richard was giving me a strange look. And the nurses, were they staring at me?
"It's not that noticeable," Izzie lied.
Addison rested her forehead on the mirror, "I can't believe this is happening." I want to die. Right now. I just want to stop living.
"I have some green concealer," Izzie offered, reaching into her purse "It should get rid of some of the red."
Addison looked at her in surprise. You want to help me because...?
"You can't operate on a baby if you are worried that everyone is staring at you neck."
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Meredith
7:35pm
"Meredith?" George looked around the living room. All the cushions were missing. "Meredith?" he called louder. No answer. "I am to tired to deal with this," he sighed as he trudged up stairs. As much as he had liked hanging out with Izzie on Valentines Day, it wasn't quite as fun when you weren't actually a couple. "Meredith!" He cried when he saw his bed. All his pillows were missing too.
"George?" Meredith called from her room, "Come in here George."
George opened the door to see the biggest pillow fort he had ever seen in his life.
"Come in," Meredith urged. "What happened to Izzie?"
"She got called into the hospital," George crawled in to see Meredith and Tyler huddled in one corner of the fort giggling hysterically over a Light Bright. "What are you doing?"
"We are playing a game," Meredith choked out, "We are seeing who can come up with the craziest sex positions and make them on the Light Bright. I'm winning."
"You would be," George murmured.
"Hey. I am just very... creative." Meredith added a few more pegs and turned the box around. "See."
George tilted his head a bit to the side and blushed, "She is very... bendy..."
"To bendy," Tyler complained, "If I knew that the chicks could have no spine I would be winning."
"She has a spine," Meredith said defensively.
"Your saying that you could do that?" Tyler challenged.
"Do you want me to prove it?"
"I'm leaving," George scurried out of the fort so fast he almost knocked the entire thing over.
"I'm not proving it."
"That's because you can't do it."
Our friendship has definitely taken a turn for the strange. They were silent for awhile,"Can we live in the fort?" Meredith asked, "I like it better here then in the real world."
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Addison
10:56pm
Addison did not look up as Derek locked the on-call room door and walked towards her. Ignore him. She was laying on her side on the cot, one leg bent up to make a triangle, her head resting in her palm as she read the latest Vogue. She didn't speak until he had sat down on the corner of the cot and leaned back against her, resting his head against her shoulder. "I'm not talking to you," She told him, nudging his head away gently with her shoulder.
Derek reached for her left hand which had been resting on her waist. Tucking her arm under his elbow, he examined her wedding rings, "Why?"
"You gave me a hickey." Addison pulled her hand away, "I have never been so humiliated in my entire life."
Derek started to laugh, and craned his neck to look.
"Derek. I am 38. We are not teenagers. I cannot believe you gave me a hickey."
"Addie," Derek tried to console her.
"Derek, I walked around all day with it. And you know who pointed it out to me? Izzie Steeven's."
"Your hair was down all day," Derek pointed out, "I am sure that no one noticed."
"I was in surgery all afternoon," Addison muttered.
"Oh yeah," Derek tried very hard not to laugh. Derek reclaimed her hand which had been resting limply against his chest since she had pulled it away. He proceeded to play with her fingers, weaving the fingers of her left hand against the fingers of his left hand.
"Derek," Addison smiled a bit moving her fingers with his, enjoying the feeling of closeness, "People gossip about us too much as it is. I don't believe that you don't care. What about Meredith?"
Derek stopped smiling, but continued to play with her fingers, "What about her?"
What about Meredith? We are all just starting to come to terms with the situation... Addison was silent for awhile as they both watched their hands move against each other,"Derek you still care about her. I am not blind. You don't want her to be hurt." She said finally, "But she works here, and it's hard enough for her to see us together. She does not need to see me walking around with giant hickeys. Contrary to what everyone else thinks of me, I am not deliberately trying to throw us in her face."
"But your the one that suggested..."Derek started to point out, turning his face so that he was looking at her.
"I know what I suggested," Addison cut him off, "But Derek, we are not interns anymore. We are adults. We have to start acting like it."
Derek reached up to caress her hair and cheek with right hand. "I don't want to."
Addison smiled sadly, "The honeymoon period had to end at some point."
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So there is another chapter. I really should be studying but I am unnaturally excited about the next chapter. I may try to get it up before I am separated from my computer, but I make no promises.
Anyway, there are some big revelations in the next chapter so be prepared. Actually spring is full of revelations. And the summer months are going to be insanely rocky, some people are growing closer, some people are growing apart, and some people are just generally confused.